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president obama meets with the south korean president at the white house on monday and travels to austin, texas, thursday for economic events. the president and vice president will honor police organizations top cops award winners at the white house on saturday. >>> i'm paul steinhauser. tuesday's election day in a race to fill a vacant seat in south carolina that's captured national attention. the contest pits mark sanford whose career was sidetracked following an affair against democrat elizabeth colbert bush, sister of stephen colbert. on friday gop contender rand paul in the voting state of iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. following friday's job report, wall street will continue to focus on the latest employment figures this week. unemployment has now fallen to 7.5%. it's still high, but it's a slight improvement. also on the docket this week, earnings from walt disney. we'll also near from sony. and markets in london and tokyo are closed on monday. we'll track all the latest business news all week on cnn money. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. here's what we're watching this week. two of
president obama meets with the south korean president at the white house on monday and travels to austin, texas, thursday for economic events. the president and vice president will honor police organizations top cops award winners at the white house on saturday. >>> i'm paul steinhauser. tuesday's election day in a race to fill a vacant seat in south carolina that's captured national attention. the contest pits mark sanford whose career was sidetracked following an affair against...
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president obama was at the white house at the time. >>> tomorrow marks one year since the gunman killed 12 people in a theater in aurora, colorado. advocates on both sides of the gun debate plan to mark the anniversary with dueling rallies at the same park. read aloud the names of the shooting victims meantime rocky mountain gun will battle for gun rights. >>> a battle brewing between walmart and city council with 1,800 potential jobs caught in the middle. the city council wants the retail giant to pay a living wage of nearly $13 an hour and walmart says no and crying foul. plans for six new stores in the area are in limbo. alison kosik is following the story from new york stock exchange. tell us more. >> okay, carol. so, d.c. mayor vincent gray is trying to decide to veto this new bill, that as you said, requires big retailers to pay employees' living wages. what this essentially does is require big retailers like walmart to pay its workers at least $12.50 an hour. that's way above the $8.25 minimum wage in place at the capital. . her
president obama was at the white house at the time. >>> tomorrow marks one year since the gunman killed 12 people in a theater in aurora, colorado. advocates on both sides of the gun debate plan to mark the anniversary with dueling rallies at the same park. read aloud the names of the shooting victims meantime rocky mountain gun will battle for gun rights. >>> a battle brewing between walmart and city council with 1,800 potential jobs caught in the middle. the city council...
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obama and a night of fun and one liners.?e check out the highlights. ♪ >> how do you like my new entrance music? i understand second term need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> seriously, mr. president, your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. speaking of the cabinet, the president recently picked his new treasury secretary jack lew. gives me great joy to know if the president has to let him go he'll get to say, it's not lew, it's me. >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. yo up with it. i mean, i remember when buzzfeed was something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> some people say print media is dying, but i don't believe it. and neither does my blacksmith. >> i'm also hard at work on plans for the obama library and some have suggested that we put it in my birthpla in the united states. >> some in this room have even accused the president of being distant and aloof. when i
obama and a night of fun and one liners.?e check out the highlights. ♪ >> how do you like my new entrance music? i understand second term need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> seriously, mr. president, your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. speaking of the cabinet, the president recently picked his new treasury secretary jack lew. gives me...
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but tonight at the annual white house correspondents' dinner the pressure is on president obama. here are some memorable moments from past correspondents' dinners. >> members of the white house, correspondents association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen -- >> here i am. here i am at another one of these dang press dinners. >> i'm absolutely delighted to be here. as is laura. >> she's hot. [ laughter ] >> for the men and women in. the armed services. that's a great thing. [ applause ] over there fighting. that's just one job i couldn't do. i mean, if they recruited me, of course, i'd go. but i don't want to be in the military. if i did, it's one job i could do would be the guy that greets the president when he gets off the helicopter. that's it. i mean you get some tv time. mr. president, that's it it for me. i'm going to have some lunch. >> it's funny to me that they have never caught you smoking but they somehow always catch you with your shirt off. i know you're into this transparency thing, but i don't need to see your nipples. [ laughter ] is there a beach at camp
but tonight at the annual white house correspondents' dinner the pressure is on president obama. here are some memorable moments from past correspondents' dinners. >> members of the white house, correspondents association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen -- >> here i am. here i am at another one of these dang press dinners. >> i'm absolutely delighted to be here. as is laura. >> she's hot. [ laughter ] >> for the men and women in. the armed services....
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their futures in this very new boston area. >>> president obama says he now believes syria has used chemical weapons against -- their own people there and now we're wondering since that red line has been crossed, is the next step u.s. intervention? we'll get some answers in a live report next. [ female announcer ] does your vibrant color just seem to fade away...? now start vibrant, stay vibrant! new vidal sassoon pro series has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps fight fade out -- for up to 8 weeks. vidal sassoon pro series. salon genius. affordable for all. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> when it comes to syria's stockpile of chemical weapons, our president has minced no words. if the leader uses them against his own people,
their futures in this very new boston area. >>> president obama says he now believes syria has used chemical weapons against -- their own people there and now we're wondering since that red line has been crossed, is the next step u.s. intervention? we'll get some answers in a live report next. [ female announcer ] does your vibrant color just seem to fade away...? now start vibrant, stay vibrant! new vidal sassoon pro series has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps fight fade out...
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the zingers are flying all over the place at the white house correspondentses dinner. nothing was off limits. mr. obama had great comedic timing aiming his barbs atropines. celebrities, and his hosts. he took to the podium with the rap song all i want to do is win blaring in the background. president obama said, rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby. he got a big laugh, and that was only the beginning. >> i get it. if i look in the mirror, i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. time passes. get a little gray. and yet, even after all this time, i still make rookie mistakes. like i'm out in california where the fund-raiser, having a nice time. i happen toention that pamela harris is the best looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got in trouble when i got back home. who knew eric holder was so sensitive? and then there's the easter egg roll, which is supposed to be just a nice, fun event with the kids. i go out on the basketball court. took 22 shots. made two of them. that's right. two hits, 2
the zingers are flying all over the place at the white house correspondentses dinner. nothing was off limits. mr. obama had great comedic timing aiming his barbs atropines. celebrities, and his hosts. he took to the podium with the rap song all i want to do is win blaring in the background. president obama said, rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby. he got a big laugh, and that was only the beginning. >> i get it. if i look in the mirror, i have to admit i'm not the...
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>> well, first of all, we should just say white house press secretary james carney was just asked about these arrests and he referred reporters to the fbi. he was asked if president obama had been briefed and he also would not confirm that but said the president had been continuously briefed on this investigation. just to give a little more -- flush out a little more about these two suspects -- the three suspects who are being charged with obstruction of justice. two of them obviously from kazakhstan, dias kadyrbayev and azamat tazhayakov, i'm sure i'm botching those names, but they're being charged with obstruction of justice because law enforcement officials believe they disposed of fireworks and a laptop at the very least belonging to dzhokhar tsarnaev. one government source tells me that what these students -- and there's a third student, an american student as well, what these students are claiming is that dzhokhar reached out to them and asked them to dispose of these items. they did not know of his involvement in the terrorist attacks. this is what they're claiming. and they did
>> well, first of all, we should just say white house press secretary james carney was just asked about these arrests and he referred reporters to the fbi. he was asked if president obama had been briefed and he also would not confirm that but said the president had been continuously briefed on this investigation. just to give a little more -- flush out a little more about these two suspects -- the three suspects who are being charged with obstruction of justice. two of them obviously...
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. >>> and president obama, he was in the white house rose garden, that happened this morning. he was there meeting with a group of students. the president now is trying to turn up the pressure on republicans over student loans. interest rates on those loans are scheduled to double on july 1st. the president said a republican plan to fix the rate change was "not smart." >> americans now owe more on our student loans than we do on our credit cards. and those payments can last for years, even decades. which means the young people are putting off buying their first car, or their first house. the things that grow our economy and create new jobs. >> the president said he wants low interest rates locked in for next year and new safeguards for lower income families. >>> check this out, the animal planet channel logged its highest rated program ever with what was billed as a documentary on mermaids. that's right. the show was so convincing that many viewers were left scratching their heads wondering if mermaids are real. the problem is the documentary wasn't really a documentary. now v
. >>> and president obama, he was in the white house rose garden, that happened this morning. he was there meeting with a group of students. the president now is trying to turn up the pressure on republicans over student loans. interest rates on those loans are scheduled to double on july 1st. the president said a republican plan to fix the rate change was "not smart." >> americans now owe more on our student loans than we do on our credit cards. and those payments can...
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pastor jeremiah wright nearly brought down his first run for president, obama had his speech on race. >> this is where we are right now. it's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for four years. >> reporter: joshua dubois was the presidential spiritual adviser at the time. >> it's an african-american man, someone who has faced his own challenges in his life. the dance between the public and the personal. that's what the president has to navigate. >> reporter: a year after his so-called race speech, president obama found himself in the middle of another race-related firestorm. police had arrested an african-american professor, skip gates, in his own home, after he showed i.d. listen to what the president said. >> i think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry. number two, that the cambridge police acted stupidly. in arresting someone when there was already proof that they were in their own home. >> reporter: charges against the professor for disorderly conduct were later dropped. the president tried smooth things over and save his plunging poll numbers by invi
pastor jeremiah wright nearly brought down his first run for president, obama had his speech on race. >> this is where we are right now. it's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for four years. >> reporter: joshua dubois was the presidential spiritual adviser at the time. >> it's an african-american man, someone who has faced his own challenges in his life. the dance between the public and the personal. that's what the president has to navigate. >> reporter: a year...
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the senators then told obama, if you're going to wash our cars, why do we need immigrant? >>> and on saturday, conan o'brien headlines the annual white house correspondents dinner in washington. >>> and that's the week ahead. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. on behalf of my colleague wolf blitzer and myself, of course, thanks for watching this afternoon. don lemon picks up live coverage from boston. don, ind you'll be talking to city police commissioner as well. right? >> that's right. police commissioner ed davis will be with me in just a moment here. first though i want to get you updated on what we have. i'm done lemon coming to you live from boston as we continue with cnn's coverage of the boston marathon bombings investigation. >>> the seoul surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev will not face criminal charges until tomorrow at the earliest. >>> we learned moments ago no charges will be filed at least today. a justice department official tells cnn tsarnaev is going to face federal terrorism charges and possibly state murder charges. even though massachusetts doesn't have th
the senators then told obama, if you're going to wash our cars, why do we need immigrant? >>> and on saturday, conan o'brien headlines the annual white house correspondents dinner in washington. >>> and that's the week ahead. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. on behalf of my colleague wolf blitzer and myself, of course, thanks for watching this afternoon. don lemon picks up live coverage from boston. don, ind you'll be talking to city police commissioner as well. right?...
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that key phrase, old habits die hard that you heard from barack obama. long cold war tension, you can imagine a situation, the fbi, appealing for further details from the fsb, the fsb, former frankly counterparts when they were the kgb in the cold war, being suspicious. in a decades of being here, talking about the north caucasus of security services here, a lingering conspiracy theory, a fear that the u.s. has been involved in what they refer to as russia's soft underbelly fermenting violence in that area, denied by u.s. officials but fermenting. a sense of disinterrupt. of course they want to cooperate when they can. if you look back and see how that that fbi, there may have been blockages because of cultural ways of behaving in the organizations that used to be firm cold war adversaradversari >> we'll have much more on the violence in russia straight ahead. ♪if you set your phone to vibrate ♪ ♪ then it might alert your button flies all the ♪ ♪ girls and the guys wanna keep that credit score ♪ ♪ high like a private jet free-credit-score-d
that key phrase, old habits die hard that you heard from barack obama. long cold war tension, you can imagine a situation, the fbi, appealing for further details from the fsb, the fsb, former frankly counterparts when they were the kgb in the cold war, being suspicious. in a decades of being here, talking about the north caucasus of security services here, a lingering conspiracy theory, a fear that the u.s. has been involved in what they refer to as russia's soft underbelly fermenting violence...
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tweet was from ap saying there had been two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt. that is what sent the markets falling. your second question was, sorry? >> have you ever seen anything like this before? >> i have. yes. because i've certainly seen individual market movers, individual companies plunge on certain headlines that hit. various companies have had those plunges and we have seen those circuit break wreers where if a stock moves 10% or more, you'll see that go into effect and stop trading. don't know why that didn't happen. at this time, that is something that we are looking into. but this has happened in the past where actual individual shares have fallen dramatically based on news headlines and those circuit breakers certainly do go into effect, chris. >> i wonder if they're going to have to start putting in different kind of vetting of what they do with social media and how much weight they give it when they can generate this kind of volatility. >> you know, this is sort of bringing up the conversation, though. i did talk with at least one trader who sai
tweet was from ap saying there had been two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt. that is what sent the markets falling. your second question was, sorry? >> have you ever seen anything like this before? >> i have. yes. because i've certainly seen individual market movers, individual companies plunge on certain headlines that hit. various companies have had those plunges and we have seen those circuit break wreers where if a stock moves 10% or more, you'll see...
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. >> president obama speaking from the white house about what holds us together in trying times such as this this week here in boston. and you can never tell just how much emotional pain has been inflicted here. that's true not only for the victims but for the people that watched it up close as well as those that saw the images on their television sets or on the web all across this country. what needs to be done to help heal this country. i want to bring in dr. drew pinsky. thank you so much. i think not just the folks in boston but the entire country need healing now. what can you say to family members, to friends, to children, to people who are watching about their uneasiness of what happened this week here in boston. >> yeah, don, the opening of the previous segment you started saying the terror is over, but for some it is not, it is reviv fied and being relived in their body every day. an important way to make this have a lesser impact on all of us, i am sure everyone feels this way. we had tremendous tension yesterday, all of us glued to televisions, today on the other side can
. >> president obama speaking from the white house about what holds us together in trying times such as this this week here in boston. and you can never tell just how much emotional pain has been inflicted here. that's true not only for the victims but for the people that watched it up close as well as those that saw the images on their television sets or on the web all across this country. what needs to be done to help heal this country. i want to bring in dr. drew pinsky. thank you so...
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put out their own statements already, saying they believe the picture wiould be better if obama care weren't in place, if taxes were in a different place. each side is seeing their own political advantage in these numbers, but for americans, what this really means, a, a better picture on jobs and more stalemate in washington, carol. >> we want to talk more about that bottom line. are you right. the jobs numbers matter to real people out there. christine romans, a business guru, alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. you will continue to be with us from mexico. stephen moore from the wall street journal on the phone with us. jessica was mentioning this, the statement from the white house, bottom, it says in talking about the numbers. it's important not to read too much into any one monthly report and informative to consider each report in the context of other data that will be coming available. what does the white house mean by that? >> they are trying to -- you look at the very beginning of the report. they say, quite frankly, while more work remains to be done, they are measur
put out their own statements already, saying they believe the picture wiould be better if obama care weren't in place, if taxes were in a different place. each side is seeing their own political advantage in these numbers, but for americans, what this really means, a, a better picture on jobs and more stalemate in washington, carol. >> we want to talk more about that bottom line. are you right. the jobs numbers matter to real people out there. christine romans, a business guru, alison...
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right now, president obama is meeting with the british prime minister david cameron at the white house. this is video that just came in. it was shot just before they began their meeting. they are expected to speak live in the east room, that is happening about 15 minute from now t. topics are quite varied, they include the civil war in
right now, president obama is meeting with the british prime minister david cameron at the white house. this is video that just came in. it was shot just before they began their meeting. they are expected to speak live in the east room, that is happening about 15 minute from now t. topics are quite varied, they include the civil war in
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president obama called her a true pioneer. thomas retired in 2010 after making controversial comments about jewish people and israel. >>> a horrific story unfolding in a houston neighborhood after several men were found there locked up and starving. now charges are being filed. we have a live report, next. >>> president obama has some ideas and he gets personal about race in america. >>> new technology allows police to track license plates while they drive. thousands of them will tell you why some critics say you should be concerned. [poof!] [clicks mouse] there's doughnuts in the conference room. there's doughnuts in the conference room. automatic discounts the moment you sign up. >>> a rallying cry for more action in the trayvon case. today in more than 100 cities, thousands of americans demanded civil rights charges against george zimmerman. martin's mother spoke at a rally in new york alongside reverend al sharpton and martin's father was at a demonstration in miami today. the president brought the discussion beyond the ve
president obama called her a true pioneer. thomas retired in 2010 after making controversial comments about jewish people and israel. >>> a horrific story unfolding in a houston neighborhood after several men were found there locked up and starving. now charges are being filed. we have a live report, next. >>> president obama has some ideas and he gets personal about race in america. >>> new technology allows police to track license plates while they drive. thousands...
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president obama welcomed a group of college students to the white house today, and encouraged congress to act to keep rates low. >> americans now owe more on our student loans than we do on our credit cards. i know this firsthand. michelle and i, we did not finish paying off our student loans until about nine years ago. >> the house recently passed a bill that would prevent the july increase. but it would link student interest rates to the ten-year treasury note which means they would vary from year to year. president obama and senate democrats want a fixed rate. senate majority leader harry reid says the house plan is a nonstarter. the senate will vote on its own plan next week. student debt is the second biggest debt americans carry, second only to a mortgage. students owe a total of almost $1 trillion on their student loans. if rates double, an average monthly payment would go from $155 a month to $206. we have been down this road before. last year congress agreed to a last-minute one-year extension of lower rates. now 7 million americans are hoping for a repeat performance out of w
president obama welcomed a group of college students to the white house today, and encouraged congress to act to keep rates low. >> americans now owe more on our student loans than we do on our credit cards. i know this firsthand. michelle and i, we did not finish paying off our student loans until about nine years ago. >> the house recently passed a bill that would prevent the july increase. but it would link student interest rates to the ten-year treasury note which means they...
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. >> we're going to jump out the president obama announcing his nominations. don lothian is standing by live at the white house. christine romans is here with us. both of these people, friends of the president, right? >> they are. i think you have seen the president very comfortable appointing people to cabinet positions who he has a long relationship with. penny going back to his days in chicago. she was born in chicago. and she was part of the preside president's -- this is someone who the president is very comfortable with. mike froman is someone he has known since he was a young man in law school. they were classmates together. he's been there with the president when it comes to these tough issues. the g 20 and g 8 as well. president obama rounding out the cabinet positions with people he thinks are best for the job and people he knows on a personal level. >> tell us how these two will affect the economy if they're confirmed. >> you're the person who is the point person around the world for the president. mike froman is the one who did all the work before
. >> we're going to jump out the president obama announcing his nominations. don lothian is standing by live at the white house. christine romans is here with us. both of these people, friends of the president, right? >> they are. i think you have seen the president very comfortable appointing people to cabinet positions who he has a long relationship with. penny going back to his days in chicago. she was born in chicago. and she was part of the preside president's -- this is...
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. >> reporter: white house spokesman jay carney said the president acknowledges passions are running high. >> he echoes the call for calm reflection that trayvon martin's parents made in the wake of the verdict. >> now, the president obama did a round of interviews yesterday with spanish language television stations and while he talked about immigration and other topics, the issue of the zimmerman trial did not come up. carol? >> dan lothian reporting live from the white house. in just a few minutes, we'll talk to the florida state representative dennis what does he think about all the controversy surrounding the law? he'll talk about that coming up. >>> four days after george zimmerman was acquitted, we're hearing from some other jurors who returned that not guilty verdict. they're distancing themselves from juror b-37. the unidentified woman who spoke exclusively to cnn's anderson cooper. apparently those other jurors don't appreciate the renewed scrutiny or her version of the events. here's the statement from four of her five fellow jurors. "we, the undersigned jurors, understand
. >> reporter: white house spokesman jay carney said the president acknowledges passions are running high. >> he echoes the call for calm reflection that trayvon martin's parents made in the wake of the verdict. >> now, the president obama did a round of interviews yesterday with spanish language television stations and while he talked about immigration and other topics, the issue of the zimmerman trial did not come up. carol? >> dan lothian reporting live from the white...
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. >>> damage control and high gear at the white house. three major scandals threaten to halt any agenda the obama administration hopes to advance. an angry president announced the resignation of the acting head of the irs after an inspector general report says that urs workers targeted conservative groups. on benghazi, the white house released more than 100 pages of e-mails that detailed talking points developed by the cia, white house, and state department. and after the justice department seized associated press phone records for a national security leak investigation, the white house asked the senate to reintroduce a federal shield law to protect reporters and their records from government interference. dan lothian, standing by at the white house, good morning, dan. >> reporter: good morning. you know, the white house today will try to turn attention to some of the international issues that have been outstanding as the president meets with the turkish prime minister at the white house on the aendgentleman, we expect syria, a big issue
. >>> damage control and high gear at the white house. three major scandals threaten to halt any agenda the obama administration hopes to advance. an angry president announced the resignation of the acting head of the irs after an inspector general report says that urs workers targeted conservative groups. on benghazi, the white house released more than 100 pages of e-mails that detailed talking points developed by the cia, white house, and state department. and after the justice...
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rene, the white house is on the defense. president obama's approval numbers yet are on the upswing. how is the white house reacting today? >> reporter: right, don. 53% approval rating is welcome news for the president, but it is so clear that the white house is ready to move on. the president's senior adviser dan pfeiffer, appearing on all five sunday talk shows saying that they won't be distracted from the important issues, like jobs, and they won't participate in "partisan fishing expeditions." now, on cnn's "state of the union" pfeiffer said that even though top treasury officials were aware of the irs investigation last year before the election, the white house did not know until a few weeks ago. >> here's the cardinal rule when you have situations like these. not just for this white house but all white houses. you do not interfere were an independent investigation and you do not do anything to get off the appearance of interference in an independent investigation, but the treasury department knew. >> as they should, because they oversee the irs. >> all right. and the majority o
rene, the white house is on the defense. president obama's approval numbers yet are on the upswing. how is the white house reacting today? >> reporter: right, don. 53% approval rating is welcome news for the president, but it is so clear that the white house is ready to move on. the president's senior adviser dan pfeiffer, appearing on all five sunday talk shows saying that they won't be distracted from the important issues, like jobs, and they won't participate in "partisan fishing...
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apparently when the obama administration refuses to say it is. our guest, senator john mccain, is breaking from the white house talking points on egypt, even though he just got back from a trip there at the president's
apparently when the obama administration refuses to say it is. our guest, senator john mccain, is breaking from the white house talking points on egypt, even though he just got back from a trip there at the president's
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one of the big issues for the obama white house is trying to raise the minimum wage. can the fast food workers live off of $7.25 or $9 an hour. let's discuss with dave jamison. the white house mentioned the low wage worker protest in a blog written last week. he says marking four years since the last increase americans across the country are making the case for why raising the minimum wage is good for workers and the economy. why are these protests bubbling up right now? do they really have a shot at changing? >> i think they are bubbling up now because a lot of workers are fed up. these workers at the very bottom of the economic ladder, a lot of them have been going backwards since the reception ended. whatever raises they received are not enough to keep up with the cost of living. these workers are tired of it. they look around and see a company like mcdonald's which had net income of $1.4 billion last year. the ceo making 8 or $9 million and if you're a fry cook, you have to put yourself in that guy's shoes. she's probably looking around and sees the money executiv
one of the big issues for the obama white house is trying to raise the minimum wage. can the fast food workers live off of $7.25 or $9 an hour. let's discuss with dave jamison. the white house mentioned the low wage worker protest in a blog written last week. he says marking four years since the last increase americans across the country are making the case for why raising the minimum wage is good for workers and the economy. why are these protests bubbling up right now? do they really have a...
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he was joined by middle class families who support obama care. the president says the law is forcing the insurers to spend more on patients. >> today because of the affordable care act, insurance companies have to spend at least 80% of every dollar that you pay in premiums on your health care. not on over head. not on profits. on you. many insurance companies are already exceeding that target. they're bringing down premiums and providing better value to their customers. >> uninsured americans can begin purchasing health insurance under the new exchanges. that begins october 1st. despite the president's education blitz on health care, the plan still has lots of critics. a poll paback in may found 43% support it and 54% oppose and 60% of those who say they oppose the law actually feel it doesn't go far enough. many of them would want it to go further, for example, with a single payer option if you will. let's bring in candy crowley, the host of state of the un. the president coming out, touting obama care and a lot of uncertainty, though. how much
he was joined by middle class families who support obama care. the president says the law is forcing the insurers to spend more on patients. >> today because of the affordable care act, insurance companies have to spend at least 80% of every dollar that you pay in premiums on your health care. not on over head. not on profits. on you. many insurance companies are already exceeding that target. they're bringing down premiums and providing better value to their customers. >> uninsured...
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what's the latest on obama care over there at the white house? yesterday the president came out and defended the entire program and acknowledged he's so frustrated by that website. what are they saying today? >> well, what they're saying today and jay carney is going to be hit with a lot of reporters' questions because a lot of things that i guess need to be revealed at this point are items that the white house was not really willing to talk about in the last 24 hours. namely, who are these experts coming in and fixing the obama care website. up till this point, the white house, department of health and human services have not been willing to share that information and also not talking when this process of fixing the website is going to be complete. you can also expect jay carney to face more questions. he was asked about this yesterday, whether or not they would detail that insurance mandate penalty, the mandate that people buy insurance by a certain date early of next year in order to avoid that tax penalty from the irs. jay carney is going to
what's the latest on obama care over there at the white house? yesterday the president came out and defended the entire program and acknowledged he's so frustrated by that website. what are they saying today? >> well, what they're saying today and jay carney is going to be hit with a lot of reporters' questions because a lot of things that i guess need to be revealed at this point are items that the white house was not really willing to talk about in the last 24 hours. namely, who are...
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what we're talking about is not funding obama care. >> cnn senior white house correspondent jim acosta is live at the white house this morning. so tell us more, jim. >> reporter: carol, what we can tell you right now is that president obama just left the white house en route to a campaign style event in kansas city. we tried to ask the president about this prospect of a government shutdown. he did not answer or perhaps did not hear the questions as he was getting on board marine one, but carol, this is more than the 40th time that house republicans have tried to defund obama care, but today, there's a twist. they are going to vote to continue funding the government. at the same time once again trying to strip away funding from the president's health care law and now the white house says the president is about to enter the shutdown fray. with house republicans setting a vote for today on a temporary spending bill that would defund obama care, washington is edging closer to a government shutdown. now just ten days until the government runs out of money and a possible debt default not far
what we're talking about is not funding obama care. >> cnn senior white house correspondent jim acosta is live at the white house this morning. so tell us more, jim. >> reporter: carol, what we can tell you right now is that president obama just left the white house en route to a campaign style event in kansas city. we tried to ask the president about this prospect of a government shutdown. he did not answer or perhaps did not hear the questions as he was getting on board marine...
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the white evening dress mrs. obama wore on her first night as first lady four years ago and he created the red gown she wore to inauguration a few weeks ago. >>> we'll be right back. director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable laughter). what are you doing there? stop making me laugh. vo: geico. saving people money for over seventy-five years. gecko: don't look at me. don't look at me. i had[ designer ]eeling enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 mon
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smile strong. >>> white house officials say the obama care website is getting better ahead of a midnight deadline. the administration says error rates and response times are low despite traffic that's heavier than usual. now they are not done yet upgrading the hardware while tweaking the software overnight. the president's poll numbers plummeted since the site debuted with huge issues. just into cnn, the u.s. state department says swedish diplomats have been given access to newman, an american war veteran being held in north korea. video has been released by north korea of the 85-year-old newman confessing and apologizing for killing troops and civilians. the white house is calling for his immediate release. >>> thousands of people will wear red ribbons tomorrow to mark the 25th annual world aids day. people will show support for those living with hiv and aids and commemorate those who have died. about 35 million people worldwide have hiv or aids. health officials say more than 250,000 children were newly infected with the virus last year. activists are planning to rally in new york's ti
smile strong. >>> white house officials say the obama care website is getting better ahead of a midnight deadline. the administration says error rates and response times are low despite traffic that's heavier than usual. now they are not done yet upgrading the hardware while tweaking the software overnight. the president's poll numbers plummeted since the site debuted with huge issues. just into cnn, the u.s. state department says swedish diplomats have been given access to newman, an...
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the obama white house continuing to make its push for why military intervention in syria is necessary. and now one you have the key republicans to support the president house intel committee chairman mike rogers, is speaking out on the consequences of a no vote. >> we've seen human nature here, if he can use it to his advantage, he will, sends a pretty important message to north korea and iran if they can use it otheir advantage and there's no consequence they likely will at some point. >> but president obama has a tough sell making his final push to build for strikes in syria. the president is sitting with six television networks including cnn. obama will also address the nation tomorrow night. yes you could call it a full court press. wolf blitzer will interview the president later today and joins me now from washington. good morning, wolf. >> hi, carol. >> allow me to be blunt. unless the president outlines a plan, tells the american people why they should fear syria and then outlines a post-strike plan, not many americans will be listening to anything the president has to say. >>
the obama white house continuing to make its push for why military intervention in syria is necessary. and now one you have the key republicans to support the president house intel committee chairman mike rogers, is speaking out on the consequences of a no vote. >> we've seen human nature here, if he can use it to his advantage, he will, sends a pretty important message to north korea and iran if they can use it otheir advantage and there's no consequence they likely will at some point....
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by his first white house chief of staff. one other thing that was interesting is mayor emanuel when he was chief of staff, brooke, he was very open about suggesting that there not be this very ambitious widespread attempt to reform health care in this country. he thought it should be a more incremental approach, expanding health care for children and small businesses, but president obama disagreed with him. he talked about that at length also in terms of president obama wanting to hear opposing points of view, brooke. >> as you point out, the president speaking in a matter of minutes from boston, then we'll watch for you, jake tapper, and watch for this interview with the now current mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel. "the lead" starts in just a couple minutes. thank you, sir, for that. >>> before i let you know, coming up, we're talking about a global wine shortage? indeed, it is true. do you need to start stocking up? what's the reason behind this? that's coming up next. >>> first, heartache and loss are no stranger to countr
by his first white house chief of staff. one other thing that was interesting is mayor emanuel when he was chief of staff, brooke, he was very open about suggesting that there not be this very ambitious widespread attempt to reform health care in this country. he thought it should be a more incremental approach, expanding health care for children and small businesses, but president obama disagreed with him. he talked about that at length also in terms of president obama wanting to hear opposing...
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how is the obama administration handling this new controversy? it seems to get hit with a new one every week. >> reporter: it does seem like that, miguel. the white house isn't commenting on these videos. the administration is cooperating with congressional oversight of the irs. there are at least three hearings next week, involving irs officials and matters involving the irs. officials here say they have a lot of faith in the new irs commissioner, acting commissioner, i should say, taking part in a system review of the entire agency in order to restore integrity to the agency's operations and warfel has said that that 2010 conference is not the kind of conference that's going to take place under his watch. and he and other officials have also stressed that new rules and policies and procedures are in place to make sure that that kind of excessive spending isn't still going on, miguel. >> so many controversies swirl ing around the white house. some of them, they say, imagined, some perhaps real, perhaps a little bit of both. the white house reall
how is the obama administration handling this new controversy? it seems to get hit with a new one every week. >> reporter: it does seem like that, miguel. the white house isn't commenting on these videos. the administration is cooperating with congressional oversight of the irs. there are at least three hearings next week, involving irs officials and matters involving the irs. officials here say they have a lot of faith in the new irs commissioner, acting commissioner, i should say,...
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, president obama, invite mothers to the white house to talk about health care. we also saw organizing for america to put out a web video in essence trying to encourage their parents to encourage their kids to get the health care coverage. so he has a lot of work to do right now, brooke. >> let's take a listen to that. >> are they wanting to basically come to the realization this is all america's willing to pay and this is what they're wanting for what they pay and are they getting the best product? don't say this is what you've got to buy whether you like it or not and you're going to pay more even if you didn't think you were. that's where we are. >> otherwise it falls underilities own weight. >> if it becomes more than we can absorb, absolutely. >> it's not only that he's losing support of americans. he's losing support of democrats on capitol hill. he's heading into the final few years of his presidency. when you have democrats right now openly questioning whether or not you can put the health care law into action, that's really problematic, not only for the
, president obama, invite mothers to the white house to talk about health care. we also saw organizing for america to put out a web video in essence trying to encourage their parents to encourage their kids to get the health care coverage. so he has a lot of work to do right now, brooke. >> let's take a listen to that. >> are they wanting to basically come to the realization this is all america's willing to pay and this is what they're wanting for what they pay and are they getting...
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white house and have been following the progress of healthcare.gov. we talked about this a couple of months ago when they were having so many problems with the website. they picked up a huge surge of consumers in the month of december, 975,000 people through the federal exchange. what do you make of the changes that they've made to the web site? do you think they've turned the corner? >> yeah, i think that the healthcare.gov problem is solved. they've gone through their biggest moment of traffic that they're going to have in a very long time. and it works. now the real question is can the president shift his administration's focus and congress's focus to fixing the problems that caused that, the problems of federal procurement policy and procuring for i.t. the president said eades like to blow up federal i.t. i'd like to see congress help him there. it's an effort everybody can get behind and the question is whether or not enough attention and time will be paid to it by both the executive and legislative branch. >> right, because, a lot of people are
white house and have been following the progress of healthcare.gov. we talked about this a couple of months ago when they were having so many problems with the website. they picked up a huge surge of consumers in the month of december, 975,000 people through the federal exchange. what do you make of the changes that they've made to the web site? do you think they've turned the corner? >> yeah, i think that the healthcare.gov problem is solved. they've gone through their biggest moment of...
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all of this one day before president obama unveils his own ideas in las vegas. joining me now with more on both fronts cnn chief congressional correspondent dana bash and also our white house correspondent brianna keilar. dana, i want to start with you. walk me through the details here and why this seems like such a surprise. >> well, let's start with some of what is in this bipartisan proposal. first, what they call, we're using their words for a reason, tough but fair path to citizenship. that is clearly what we're going to hear this afternoon, tough but fair, because path of citizenship is such a sticky issue. then they say they are going to put laws in place to attract the world's best and brightest. meaning they will do their best to still allow people into this country who want to work hard and can do well for the country. then, improve employment verification, or e-verification. this is something that is critically important to a lot of pushers of comprehensive immigration reform and also a lot of conservatives. then allow immigrants to fill low-skill job
all of this one day before president obama unveils his own ideas in las vegas. joining me now with more on both fronts cnn chief congressional correspondent dana bash and also our white house correspondent brianna keilar. dana, i want to start with you. walk me through the details here and why this seems like such a surprise. >> well, let's start with some of what is in this bipartisan proposal. first, what they call, we're using their words for a reason, tough but fair path to...
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senior white house correspondent brianna keilar will have more on the president's push. let's begin in moscow with phil black. this seemed to happen so >> reporter: it was very fast moving. held a press conference in the morning. they were still talking about the same old ideas for the international peace conference. and second of state john kerry made those remarks about the possibility of syria giving up its chemical weapons even though the state department hosed down those remarks quickly afterwards. they've really been embraced by rush wra and by syria as well. how it will be enforced. russia will want to go to the united nations on this. will it allow a potential air strike with some military action as punishment if syria doesn't live up to its commitment? russia doesn't like that sort of thing. how to make this work on the ground in syria, how to find, account for, secure and ultimately destroy syria's highly secretive chemical weapons program within the context of an ongoing civil war. that's what russia is now working on with the syrian government. >> we'll talk
senior white house correspondent brianna keilar will have more on the president's push. let's begin in moscow with phil black. this seemed to happen so >> reporter: it was very fast moving. held a press conference in the morning. they were still talking about the same old ideas for the international peace conference. and second of state john kerry made those remarks about the possibility of syria giving up its chemical weapons even though the state department hosed down those remarks...
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nine flavors of pie at the white house. the obamas' thanksgiving menu, nine pies for dessert. i guess everyone gets a piece of their favorite. they include chocolate cream, pumpkin, banana cream pie, huckleberry pie. for the main course, they will dine on the traditional thanksgiving meal featuring turkey, ham, oyster stuffing, green bean casserole, am i making you hungry yet? i'm four minutes away from heading home to my turkey, among other dishes at the white house. thanksgiving isn't just for eating. there are a couple movies coming out to take advantage of this long weekend. >> talk about a problem. i sell ice for a living. >> that's a rough business to be in right now. that is really -- that's unfortunate. >> this is disney's "frozen" about a young woman searching for her long-lost sister with a couple sidekicks. if action is your thing, spike lee has a new joint called "old boy" stars josh brolin who is trying to figure out why he was kidnapped and kept in solitary confinement for 20 years. and, in a limited release, the movie based on the autobiography of nelson mandela
nine flavors of pie at the white house. the obamas' thanksgiving menu, nine pies for dessert. i guess everyone gets a piece of their favorite. they include chocolate cream, pumpkin, banana cream pie, huckleberry pie. for the main course, they will dine on the traditional thanksgiving meal featuring turkey, ham, oyster stuffing, green bean casserole, am i making you hungry yet? i'm four minutes away from heading home to my turkey, among other dishes at the white house. thanksgiving isn't just...
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it will take place at the white house. >>> an amish man behind a string of beard cutting attacks has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. samuel mullet was convicted of religiously motivated hate crimes. to the amish a beard signifies faith and manhood. several followers who participated in the attacks received shorter sentences. >>> former lapd officer christopher dorner remains a fugitive, taunting police he is off the grid which means they will not be able to track him by normal means. kyung lah obtained exclusive video taken at a shooting range during his time as a cadet and shows he is skilled in handling weapons. >> reporter: christopher dorner, lapd cadet in 2005. what do you think watching this considering what's happened? >> well, he's an expert with weapons, definitely. he's definitely dangerous. >> reporter: this man spent months with donner at the training kaepd. we are altering his voice and not soing his face because he fears dorner will go after his friends. but he wants the public to see this. so people understand what the lapd is facing. >> if you look at chris, y
it will take place at the white house. >>> an amish man behind a string of beard cutting attacks has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. samuel mullet was convicted of religiously motivated hate crimes. to the amish a beard signifies faith and manhood. several followers who participated in the attacks received shorter sentences. >>> former lapd officer christopher dorner remains a fugitive, taunting police he is off the grid which means they will not be able to track him...
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this meeting last night, president obama called congressional leaders to the white house, but then supposedly, he said to these congressional leaders i'm not going to negotiate. so why even call that meeting? what kind of negotiating is that? >> i think you first do have to sit down, look at each other, realize we're all in this together. i think what the president was saying is he wasn't going to negotiate on the affordable care act. look, the supreme court ruled it's constitutional. it was passed legitimately through the congress. it's being implemented. i think the president was saying you can't govern if you're going to refight old battles. let's get the government open, let's sit down and talk about the budget and tax policy and how we strengthen medicare and social security. i know the bulk of the congress, both republicans and democrats, think that's the way forward. >> yeah, but that's where we are right now. there's this group of conservative republicans and they want something done about obama care. they want some sort of talks going on, some sort of delay. that's where we are now.
this meeting last night, president obama called congressional leaders to the white house, but then supposedly, he said to these congressional leaders i'm not going to negotiate. so why even call that meeting? what kind of negotiating is that? >> i think you first do have to sit down, look at each other, realize we're all in this together. i think what the president was saying is he wasn't going to negotiate on the affordable care act. look, the supreme court ruled it's constitutional. it...
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if not, the white house has to worry about a lame duck status for barack obama. this hasn't been a good year for him. the budget fights might help the democratic candidates, but it makes it seem like he's ineffective in the second term. >> we're back after a break. s: the burns family dinner. why would i take one pepcid® when i could take tums® throughout the day when my heartburn comes back? 'cause you only have to take one... [ male announcer ] don't be like the burns. just one pepcid® complete works fast and lasts. [ male announcer ] don't be like the burns. (dad) just feather it out. (son) ok. feather it out. (dad) all right. that's ok. (dad) put it in second, put it in second. (dad) slow it down. put the clutch in, break it, break it. (dad) just like i showed you. dad, you didn't show me, you showed him. dad, he's gonna wreck the car! (dad) he's not gonna wreck the car. (dad) no fighting in the road, please. (dad) put your blinker on. (son) you didn't even give me a chance! (dad) ok. (mom vo) we got the new subaru because nothing could break our old one.
if not, the white house has to worry about a lame duck status for barack obama. this hasn't been a good year for him. the budget fights might help the democratic candidates, but it makes it seem like he's ineffective in the second term. >> we're back after a break. s: the burns family dinner. why would i take one pepcid® when i could take tums® throughout the day when my heartburn comes back? 'cause you only have to take one... [ male announcer ] don't be like the burns. just one...
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emily, how's president obama tracking these developments? >> president obama spent a lot of the weekend at the camp david. it is his birthday this weekend and celebrating and the white house is clear he's been briefed on what's been happening and the national security team has been meeting, as well. now we are seeing some developments as we say what happens after today? new word of the state department of will happen. 19 posts are now going to be closed through next saturday, august 10th. when you look at the map it includes a few new addition allocations not closed before. but the flip side, nine posts that were closed today are going to be allowed to reopen tomorrow. the state department says it's extending the closures out of an adone dance caution and shouldn't read it as a new indication of a threat stream. we are getting the information of cnn's barbara starr. she reports an intercepted message of senior al qaeda operatives caused the concern. should know that cnn agreed to a request of a obama administration official not to go in to t
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white house deputy senior advisor david seemus is the man helping to sell obama care to the public. good morning, david. >> carol, good morning. thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. >> thanks for being here. really interested in what you have to say this morning. obama care is, of course, the law of the land, but it is not exactly well-liked. a cnn poll says only 39% favor all of the law, and an nbc/"wall street journal" poll found nearly 70% of americans do not understand the law. we're five days away from opening up these health care exchanges. obama care was signed in 2010. why are we in this place? >> so carol, we're in the same place if you look back at what happened with medicare part d, the last big program around health care, because health care is such a personal issue to people, they want to feel it. they want to see what it means for them in a real tangible way. what we saw with medicare part d, were numbers similar to what you're seeing today with the affordable care act, then what began to happen when people weren't viewing this as a democrat versus republican, blu
white house deputy senior advisor david seemus is the man helping to sell obama care to the public. good morning, david. >> carol, good morning. thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. >> thanks for being here. really interested in what you have to say this morning. obama care is, of course, the law of the land, but it is not exactly well-liked. a cnn poll says only 39% favor all of the law, and an nbc/"wall street journal" poll found nearly 70% of americans do not...
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the white house released this photo over the weekend in response to critics who said they wanted photographic evidence after he talked about it during an interview. he likes to skeet shoot. the president is about to talk about gun control policies, he's going to take the podium about an hour from now. there's the live event right now in minneapolis, our dan lothian is standing by. dan, give me a feel for the president taking his new gun policy plan, the 23 principals on the road. is it the road show, or just a one stop deal? >> reporter: well, it is part of a road show. the president trying to put pressure on members of congress to really make some movement in order to curb gun violence, but also trying to get support behind his proposal, such as the universal background checks or the ban on those high capacity magazines of more than ten rounds or the assault weapons ban. so that's what the president is doing here today. but he's also wanting to listen to what local law enforcement and other officials have to say. so he'll be sitting down, taking part in a roundtable along with the u.s. attor
the white house released this photo over the weekend in response to critics who said they wanted photographic evidence after he talked about it during an interview. he likes to skeet shoot. the president is about to talk about gun control policies, he's going to take the podium about an hour from now. there's the live event right now in minneapolis, our dan lothian is standing by. dan, give me a feel for the president taking his new gun policy plan, the 23 principals on the road. is it the road...